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Tuesday Highlights: Los Angeles Times explores Tim Cook's forging of "an unusual path as a social activist", seen as "a big departure from predecessor Steve Jobs"; Matt Asay at ReadWrite digs in to Apple's intent to buy "very particular talent" in the data infrastructure field; Marco Tabini counts the ways "the tech behind Apple Pay can change our lives"; the US International Trade Commission now investigating Apple for patent infringement following Ericsson's filing of lawsuit with ITC; Cult of Mac looks at how Joseph Eichler, a real estate developer, was instrumental in the forming of the Apple we know; 9to5Mac reporting of Apple hiring Dolby's Mike Rockwell in effort "to bolster audio and display technologies"; if you are seeing double login prompts, MacIssues has a fix for you to try; Architosh looks at latest AutoCAD and future on Mac; TekRevue looks at Amazon Cloud Drive; Kirk McElhearn's 12th installment of fixing iTunes calls for Apple to fix Home Sharing; global market for wearables seen at 126 million units shipped, Apple will ship 46 million in 2015; interesting stat says about one-half to two-thirds of Apple Pay users have had problems with checkout; here's a 4k video flyover of Apple's spaceship campus; Jay Z's Tidal music service revealed in Billboard interview, Apple's apparently trying to poach artists; soon you can play Pac-Man on Google Maps; 36 patents granted Apple today, more in our Hardware/Software section; Michael deAgonia has a "deep-dive review" of the new Force Touch MacBook Pro 13; The Verge performs camera test between iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S6; Peter Cohen on whether or not Apple's Thunderbolt Display is worth it.

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"The Financial Significance Of The Apple Brand Name" ["...Apple's brand is very important and will continue to be for quite a while...But the brand's true value can be measured just by looking at its products. If Apple had a similar product, people would be willing to pay up for it. They don't need to spend a ton on marketing and other expenses. The company produces products we want, not necessarily those that we need."] Seeking Alpha 10:26 AM

"Apple: Product Commoditization? Despite Apple's current attractive valuation at $558, many investors are reluctant to invest because they don't believe Apple can grow any more and they believe there is no more incremental growth. This would occur if Apple products become commoditized, if the products hit a ceiling on innovation and uniqueness, and if the products are then considered blasé. The current example, the iPhone, has shown that this is not the case." Forbes 8:08 AM

"Apple dominates other smartphone vendors in consumer satisfaction: Annual American Customer Satisfaction Index also finds Sprint topping Verizon for the first time" Network World 8:33 AM

"Apple wants the iPad to be the next must-have business tool: That means developing more business apps, and taking on RIM" Maclean's 10:38 AM

"Steve Jobs on camera: 'The publishers are actually going to withhold their books from Amazon'/Telegraphing an alleged price-fixing conspiracy 2 years before the DOJ caught up to it" Fortune 8:07 AM

"Steve Jobs' death could clear way for more open Apple - Woz" The Register 8:31 AM

"Supreme Court denies Psystar's appeal in Mac clone case: The Supreme Court has denied Psystar's request to review an injunction against it set by a lower court in 2009 and upheld last September." CNET News 8:44 AM

"Apple 'will add photo sharing to iCloud': Apple will unveil significant upgrades to its iCloud service in June, according to reports." Telegraph 8:38 AM

"Apple iCloud Refresh Eyes Social Weak Spot: Apple is preparing to make it easier to share photos through its iCloud service. It can't let Google have all the photo-sharing fun." InformationWeek 10:25 AM

"Nokia: Apple rigged Siri to name iPhone best phone/The Finnish phone maker is accusing Apple of intentionally altering Siri to change its pick for the best phone from the Lumia 900 to the iPhone." CNET News 8:15 AM

"Apple cuts iPhone production ahead of next-gen model: Apple, however, is looking to ramp up production for the new iPad with an additional supplier for the HD Retina Display, according to Sterne Agee." CNET News 8:36 AM

"Stunning iPhone app is our first taste of the new Google: The bold new design of the Google+ iPhone app has major implications for the future of Google's social network, and the trajectory of the company." CNET News 10:25 AM

"Finales, Friendships, and the Future: Thus, we arrive at the end of the road. Two constants in life are change and death, and this is a bit of both for the staff of About This Particular Macintosh. This is our final issue." ATPM 10:25 AM